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Sitar Recital

On the evening of December 23rd -
the day we celebrated Christmas - we were invited to a neighbor's apartment
for an open house/holiday get together.

They offered to stop in and do a
song for us, and so we were all pretty excited about seeing and hearing
them.

At the last minute, our friends were contacted
by a sitar player and drummer who were due to put on a performance in the
area.

The players were very enthusiastic
and really got in to their music. I have to admit - the mix of cultures
with Buddha watching over a Hindu drummer performing for kids with Santa
hats on was pretty wacky!!

Susan even took a try at playing the
sitar - pretty cool, as it actually has a 'double layer' of strings, but
only the upper ones are played. Those underneath simply resonate with the
vibrations from above (and the body itself is made from a dry pumpkin!!)